Swami Sivananda Quotes

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure.

You don't run from the bad things in life; learn from them, because your worst is what will lead you to your best.

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know.

We get very little wisdom from success, you know.

I never thought I'd be successful. It seems in my own mind that in everything I've undertaken I've never quite made the mark. But I've always been able to put disappointments aside. Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.

I was lucky in that I had a mother that was full of this colloquial wisdom and she used to say to me 'You know, failure is not the opposite of success, it's the stepping stone to success. There is nobody who has not failed along the way.' So I think its very important for young women, especially as they are starting in life, to recognize that because otherwise, they only see people's success. So, when I speak, I speak of my failures.

I like challenges and I don't believe in failure. I don't believe in regrets. I believe suffering, failure - all those concepts - are things that are absolutely necessary to make us the best people that we can be, the best at whatever we want to do.

Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the ugly.

It's not what you accomplish in life that matters; it's what you overcome.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, ... Your life will never be the same again.

Accomplishment comes from making positive efforts, even in the face of negative circumstances.

When you hit a wall – of your own imagined limitations – just kick it in.

What people call success is only preparation for the next failure.

From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.

You are fortunate if you have learned the difference between temporary defeat and failure, more fortunate still if you have learned the truth that the very seed of success is dormant in every defeat that you experience.

Your current situations or problems have been sent to you to teach you valuable lessons for success and happiness. What are they?

It doesn't matter how far you might rise. At some point you are bound to stumble because if you’re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar. If you're constantly pushing yourself higher, higher the law of averages not to mention the Myth of Icarus predicts that you will at some point fall. And when you do I want you to know this, remember this: there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.

Take risks. Fail. Pick yourself back up again. And always, always remember this: there is no adversity capable of stopping you once the choice to persevere is made.

Failure means you've now learned another valuable lesson that pushes you one step closer to success.

Failure is sucess if we learn from it.

The difference between the successful and the troubled is not error-free living; it is that by discovering and implementing a life calling, the successful stand on their pile of trash while the troubled sit under theirs.

When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.